Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For employers who are not exempt, the employer has a fair amount of discretion in creating marijuana policies, according to Zaino and CBIA HR Counsel Diane Mokriski. You can still draft a policy that essentially preserves the current protections you have as an employer, you just have to draft a policy,” added Zaino.

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NORML

MARCH 4, 2019

HB 1365 (authored by Rep Lucio, III) and SB90 (authored by Sen Menendez) would allow patients with debilitating conditions access to medical cannabis to therapeutically treat the symptoms of their condition. Marijuana policy should be evidence based. Ask your legislators to coauthor HB 1365 and SB 90 now!

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2021

He added the UK’s drug policy is “hopelessly out of date,” as it’s still governed by the infamous 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act. While he was once in favour of a “zero-tolerance” policy when top politicians, including Boris Johnson and Barack Obama, admit past drug use, his opinion has since altered.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. The 2017 expansion of Virginia’s medical marijuana law got rid of qualifying conditions. So, we set about these two objectives, one being to add additional conditions.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

The conditions of the relevant licenses and permits. Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Can employers enforce a zero-tolerance cannabis policy? Businesses should ensure written policies are consistent with relevant state and federal employment law. Future Legal & Industry Trends 24.

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Research and Development Medicine Compliance Compliance 88

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This bill would heavily reduce the cannabis products on the market that are currently available recreationally, returning to more traditional policies of the past. In 2021, the blanket Smoke a joint, lose your license policy was repealed. The Texas medical cannabis program allows for no more than 0.5% ounces of cannabis.

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Recreational Legalization Marijuana Programs 87

NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

Virginia students and their families depend on new, safely produced and regulated cannabidiol and THCA oils to treat a host of potentially debilitating conditions. Marijuana policy should be evidence based. Senator Glen Sturtevant’s (R-10) SB1632 seeks to allow medical cannabis administration on school property and at school events.

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Veriheal

JUNE 3, 2022

Fan Controlled Football Player Tests League’s Cannabis Policy. Because the game occurred in Georgia, where cannabis is illegal, the Zappers cut Stewart for violating state and team policy. Not only that, but the Golden State’s medical cannabis program also has a wide range of qualifying conditions.

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NORML

APRIL 30, 2020

According to state-registry records, “Chronic pain is currently and historically the most common qualifying condition reported by medical cannabis patients (67.5 .” The CDC’s interest in alternative methods of chronic pain management may be of particular significance to many medical cannabis patients. percent in 2016).”

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NORML

MAY 20, 2019

Another frank reality of medical cannabis in modern America, apart from the increase of Taco Bell consumption, is the mountains of research behind the number of conditions that the plant treats. PTSD, cachexia and muscle spasms are among the nearly never ending list of conditions that cannabis has been proven to treat in most cases.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Blumenauer said, “For too long, our veterans have been denied access to highly effective medical marijuana treatment for conditions like chronic pain and PTSD. Medical marijuana has shown proven benefits for treating these conditions denying our veterans access to them is shameful. Send a message now to your lawmakers.

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NORML

MARCH 11, 2020

This is reflected by a recent poll commissioned by the American Legion that showed more than 1 in 5 veterans self-reported using marijuana to alleviate a medical or physical condition. Today, you can make a difference and show your support for our nation’s veterans and the efficacy of medical cannabis.

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Chronic Pain Marijuana Access Treatment 327

NORML

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Polling from the American Legion shows that nearly 1 in 4 veterans consume marijuana to alleviate symptoms of a medical or physical condition. Prohibiting VA doctors from recommending cannabis to qualifying patients, while continuing to rely on pharmaceuticals drugs like opioids as a treatment, is both a dangerous and illogical policy.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

“I would sum up our policy as ‘do the right thing’ Let’s create legal cannabis policy that acknowledges both science and reality,” Bacca says. Background. The Oregon Justice League does not believe the State of Oregon has implemented Measure 91 in the spirit under which the law was passed.

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Canna Care Docs

MARCH 27, 2025

Initially launched with the intention of providing compassionate care for patients with chronic conditions, the program is now struggling to maintain its foothold amid shifting industry dynamics. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Those suffering from chronic pain report significant improvements in health following the passage of medical cannabis access laws, according to data published in the journal Forum for Health Economics & Policy. Among state-licensed medical cannabis registrants, two out of three report consuming cannabis to mitigate pain conditions.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act (HR 3884 / S. AL resident? HI resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Senate Bill 19-013 would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed. The measure permits children with serious conditions for which medical marijuana has been recommended to have their medicine administered to them while on school property. NY resident?

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

The questions : Initiative 65 (citizen initiated) : Should Mississippi allow qualified patients with debilitating medical conditions, as certified by Mississippi licensed physicians, to use medical marijuana? The initiative is backed by a former federal prosecutor as well as the Marijuana Policy Project, a national advocacy organization.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Senate Bill 2543 would prohibit an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or condition of employment based on the person’s status as a medical cannabis cardholder or a positive drug test for THC. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. HI resident? Update : H.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Senate Bill 2023 expands the state’s medical cannabis program by adding several new qualifying conditions, allowing physicians assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to recommend medical cannabis to their patients, allowing minor patients to have up to three caregivers instead of two, among other changes.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. House Bill 158 authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana in treating certain neurodegenerative diseases and conditions. HI resident?

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2021

What rights do Connecticut employers have if they have a drug-free workplace policy? In the case of a job applicant, an employer can rescind an offer or a conditional job offer if an applicant tests positive for recreational marijuana so long as the employer makes the policy available to the applicant at the time of offer.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

AUGUST 23, 2021

A state district judge last week ordered RLD, the New Mexico Department of Health and the governor’s office to either change their policy for medical cannabis patient purchase amounts or present a compelling argument for not doing so.

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Veriheal

APRIL 11, 2024

Medical cannabis is more popular than ever before, with 38 states having legalized some form of it for various health conditions. Policies like telemedicine, curbside pickup, and cannabis delivery made marijuana products more accessible and affordable to countless Americans. million patients in 2022, a sharp increase from the 3.1

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Patients Chronic Pain Marijuana Conditions 111

Project CBD

MAY 2, 2023

You’ll also see that we have significantly increased our medical conditions-related content. We look forward to an ongoing partnership with Blue Dream, as we expand our reporting on cannabis science, plant medicine, psychedelics, regenerative farming, and the social dimensions of health and drug policy.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

If you are an Iowa resident considering medical cannabis but do not have a condition on the current qualifying list, consider adding to the petition to have your voice heard. The patient must have their condition recertified by their healthcare practitioner each year. How Do I Renew My Iowa Medical Cannabis Card?

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Chronic Pain Patients THC Programs 52

NORML

APRIL 30, 2019

A poll commissioned by the American Legion showed that more than 1 in 5 veterans self-reported using marijuana to alleviate a medical or physical condition.

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Access Legislation Chronic Pain Treatment 244

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

SB2321 amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act and deletes references to a THC drug-free workplace policy. of the Illinois Vehicle Code. An amendment also defines lawful products “as products that are legal for the employee to use under state law.”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Today, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act , to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. A copy of the bill is available here.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Senate Bill 19-013 would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Also this week Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. You can submit your own feedback here.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of criminalization and prohibition.

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NORML

MARCH 21, 2020

However, the work of reforming our nation’s failed marijuana laws is not suspended therefore we’re still updating you policy efforts across the country. Mississippi voters will receive the opportunity to vote this November on whether or not to allow medical marijuana for patients with debilitating medical conditions.

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Project CBD

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

And then cannabis has unique effects for a wide range of conditions, everything from the treatment of pain, treatment of asthma, treatment of immune conditions. There’s a condition that we call GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. there’s been a great deal of promotion of CBD for a wide variety of conditions.

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Project CBD

APRIL 4, 2023

You’ll also see that we have significantly increased our medical conditions-related content. We look forward to an ongoing partnership with Blue Dream, as we expand our reporting on cannabis science, plant medicine, psychedelics, regenerative farming, and the social dimensions of health and drug policy.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

First, an employer can condition an offer of employment on the completion of a preemployment drug screen, including a test for marijuana. During the meeting, Plaintiff signed a drug testing consent form, and disclosed for the first time that he had “chronic back pain” and had been “prescribed” marijuana to treat his condition.

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